DENVER – John Blackwell scored 19 points, Steven Crowl added 18, and No. 3 seed Wisconsin used a strong second half to pull away from No. 13 Montana for an 85-66 victory in a first-round game in the East Region on Thursday.John Tonje contributed 15 points, Xavier Amos finished with 11 and Nolan Winter scored 10 for the Badgers (27-9), who will play the winner of the matchup between VCU and BYU on Saturday.Kai Johnson and Te’Jon Sawyer scored 15 points each and Joe Pridgen finished with 12 for Montana, which was outscored 45-34 in the second half.The Grizzlies (25-10) dropped to 2-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, last winning a first-round game in 2006.Wisconsin led 51-42 with 16:17 remaining before a 3-pointer from Johnson, along with a steal and layup from Money Williams got the Grizzlies within 51-47 with 15:14 left.The Badgers’ Carter Gilmore answered with a 3-pointer, drew an offensive foul and then hit another jumper to start an 8-0 run and a commanding 65-50 lead near the midway point of the second half.